is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Kondō, the son of former Minister of Labor Tetsuo Kondo, was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1988, which he left in 1999. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.
| Yōsuke Kondō | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Term Start: | 9 November 2003 |
| Term End: | 28 September 2017 |
| Constituency: | Yamagata 2nd district (2009-2012) Tohoku PR block (2003-2009, 2012-2017) |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., the United States |
| Party: | Independent |
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| Parents: | Tetsuo Kondo |
| Alma Mater: | Keio University |
| Website: | 近藤洋介オフィシャルウェブサイト |
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